Christensen: Immediate action needed on Ring Road project

Christensen: Immediate action needed on Ring Road project

GEORGE Christensen is demanding the state Labor government to step in an ensure no subcontractor goes out of pocket after the collapse of major Mackay Ring Road contractor Multifix.

The Dawson MP said he was very concerned there had been a subcontractor fall over and had already sought guidance from Federal Government leaders.

"I have phoned the Deputy Prime Minister's office today and the Federal Government response is, as the majority funder of this project, we are demanding the state Labor government who manage this project step in and ensure no subcontractor goes out of pocket, that any business that has been affected by the collapse of this one company is covered by the expenses we've provided and the state government has provided for this project," Mr Christensen said.

"We believe the State Government should ensure all workers who may be out of the job because of this collapse are redeployed to at least the prime subcontractor - CPB - or another entity that's going to continue on the job that may not be fully done yet."

Mr Christensen said he wanted to make it clear the state Labour Government was the project manager for the Ring Road.

"But as the government that's providing 80 per cent of the funding, we are demanding the state government step in and ensure no subbie and no worker is left in a worse position because of the collapse of this one company," he said.

"We provide 80 per cent of the funding so we should have a very strong say in how that funding is distributed, regardless of the fact we're in a Federal Election campaign.

"What we are saying to the project managers - the state Labor government - is they must act immediately and fix this problem.

"They can do that by requiring the prime contractor - CPB - to ensure that all subbies down the line are paid fully for the jobs they have done, and ensuring all workers who may have lost their job are redeployed to other work within this project. That's what we are requiring the project managers to do."